Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-15

anger because she did not ike what she saw there
After dinner she met them in the parlor. She was
over her pet then. The companion sat down a,
the piano, and nearly broke IL without getting
much music out or it. Mr.. Monroe asked her 20 "a
10 see his sister-in-law. She went with him and
she took drive with Mr.. Monroe. After that she
dismissed this companion. She knew why. She
remained in Washington for some time after she
dismissed her. 81 win not say" she said
whether Mr.. Emm0ns had anything 10 do with
her remaining here or not"
Mr.. EMNoNs VISITS 10 HER AFTER THE SEPARATION.
Mr.. Emmons. she said had come 10 her house
after the "legal separation as she supposed II
was. He used to come 10 the basement door, and
she told him that II he came there he must come
He did not stsy an night Because she Would not
let him. He came there and remained late. When
she spoke TO him he said: "1v is late now and dc
not want TO be seen going out" said he couldn't
stay, 1t wouldn't be proper thing. He said he
couldn't so. I said, every well. then I'll go 10 a
hotel He locked the door and called up the
servants. He said to them 'tdont let her go out.
! suppose was insane then. Which was The most
insane, I, who was in my own house, or he who
him and unlocked the door.
Ibid he got" asked Mr.. Garrett.
eyes. he went, she said With laugh.
THE DAGGER STORY.
Mrs. Emmons explained the dagger story told
by Mr.. Kempster on the same ground as the other
illusions" she was quizzing the doctor. II was
q Toledo blade which she had bought in Europe
She told DR.. Kempster the yarn an old sea captain
had told her, that IL was poisoned. She told him
that II he were poisoned by 1t he should use milk
and onions.
THE CAT AND TIE CHEST PROTECTOR.
As to the chest protector story, she said that Q
poor old woman from whom she had bought q
number OF things to help her brought 1t 10 hel
house. She bought 1t because 1t was a curious
machine, and She wanted TO investigate IL. Ii con-
sisted OF a number or little discs and chains, and
1t was charged with electricity. $50 she said 81
tried 1t on the cat: The cat wasn't bound up a,
all 1t was suspended on the table. The cat, as
he says, was on the table, and She did not move
She could not move"
'At the time you purchased it, did the party tell
you IT was charged with electricity" asked Mr.
.Yes, and could see the little batteries in It,"
'Did you tell kempster that you could pass your
hands over the cat and electrify it,"
ayes, and he was fool enough to believe it, she
went On laughing. 81 took of the chest protector
from the cat and the cat jumped down quickly
from the table. That was all there was of the
chest protectors"
AS TO THE STORY ABOUT THE BRACELET
given to her husband having poisoned her she said
that her arm had been blistered or scalded by con-
tact with steam pipe One OF the beads OF the
bracelet had broken the blister. When Kempstel
came In she said, holding up her arms, "Loob
what my husband did" IL was her husbands
bracelet and her husbands steam pipe She spoke
about its being poisoned, and said she would have
the dog lick 1t.
HOW THE DOG SAID "GooD MORNING"
Her dog came in there and said, "Good morn.
fng"-that is he wagged his tail, which was the
dogs way Of saying ''good morning. "That was
one OF my delusions I" she said, laughingly The
dog was in the habit OF kissing her hand when she
told him. She spoke TO the dog in German hold.
ing out her hand, and commanded it to Kiss her
hand. For some reason the dog turned away and
did not kiss il. Then she said TO kempster: "You
see, It must be poisoned: the dog won't lick 1t. >
Mrs. Emmons laughed at the idea OF Dr. Kemp.
ster's not approaching the joke. She denied hav.
ing told DR.. kempster that the beads she had had
ferred to, as She understood it, had died OF heart
diSeaSt.